Fencing

Buckie Leach to join Notre Dame staff after leading U.S. women's foil in Rio

Qualified as an alternate for Team USA in foil at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta ... ranks ninth all-time in Notre Dame women's fencing history for career victories with a record of 217-6, while also ranking second in career win percentage (.973) ... she remains the only Irish women's fencer to hold a perfect single-season win percentage after her 48-0 campaign in 1997 ... has second-most career NCAA victories in Notre Dame women's history with 80 (80-12) aided by back-to-back runner-up finishes in '96 and '97.